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2020 Travel Trends:  Superb Social Distancing Vacations

After months of COVID-induced lockdowns, travelers are anxious to begin exploring the world again but with social distancing as a priority. While some international destinations are gradually opening to American tourists, the ever-changing rules and uncertainty continue to be somewhat overwhelming. If you’re not up for stepping foot on foreign … Read more

Close to home escapes a post-COVID travel trend on TravelSquire

2020 Travel Trends: Staying Close to Home

Remember when we could freely book travel to any destination? Obviously, that’s not happening in 2020. Nevertheless, we can still find ways to explore—even if it’s just in our own backyard. Limited international travel and continuously evolving quarantine requirements within the US have resulted in the emergence of another post-COVID … Read more

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2020 Travel Trends: Luxury Camping

“Now I see the secret of making the best person, it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.”—Walt Whitman If Walt Whitman’s vision of making the best person resonates with you, maybe it’s time to start camping. Like road trips and nature … Read more

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2020 Travel Trends: Exploring Nature Tourism

Nature tourism has become one of the hottest travel trends and for good reason. The mental and physical benefits of convening with nature are well-documented. Limited to domestic travel, Americans are rediscovering the beauty of our national parks. With sixty-two from which to choose, that’s plenty of nature to go … Read more

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2020: The Year of American Road Trips

“I can resist anything except temptation.” – Oscar Wilde If resisting the temptation to travel has you stopped in your tracks during our COVID-19 crisis, we’re here to help. Emerging travel trends provide meaningful options despite the current restrictions. Among the trends, good old-fashioned American road trips have stepped into … Read more

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Flying Post COVID-19: What To Expect

Those of us suffering from wanderlust remain anxious to return to the skies, but flying post COVID-19 will look a little different. Here’s what to expect.

Luxury New York Hotels help with COVID-19 on TravelSquire

Luxury New York Hotels Lend A Hand

As New York City claimed the unwanted title of epicenter for the COVID-19 crisis, Governor Andrew Cuomo called for private and public sectors to come together to alleviate supply constraints by providing complimentary housing for medical personnel. Luxury New York hotels stepped up with the Four Seasons on East 57th … Read more

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6 Novels to Inspire Travel During Lockdown

While we continue to shelter at home waiting for the world to reopen, why not travel through literature? In the pages of these “travel-inspiring” novels—which include several memoirs—we are whisked away on adventures, introduced to new worlds and connected with cultures beyond our own. Perhaps one of them will inspire … Read more

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Our Virtual World: Exploring Travel From Home

Let’s face it, social distancing is tough. But for all of us who suffer from acute wanderlust, not being able to travel is tougher. Thankfully, destinations are desperate to get our attention now as we think about planning future trips. The result? An abundance of virtual travel options. Explore cities … Read more

The Alpina Gstaad: Alpine Charm with a Shot of Luxury

Our travel may be temporarily interrupted, but we can still dream and plan. We’re here to bring you travel inspiration for the trips you’ll take when life returns to normal. – TravelSquire Editors Madonna stayed here. Those were the only words my husband needed to hear to spend a few … Read more

Travel: Stalled for Now, but Not Forever

Flights are canceled. Cruise ships are docked. Borders have closed. Nothing’s happening in Vegas. Last call happened days ago. Even Disney’s magic has ceased. As an unprecedented pandemic stretches across the globe, life as we know it has temporarily come to a halt. As a lifelong traveler who continuously looks … Read more

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The Chase Park Plaza, St. Louis

“In the 1960s, we held wrestling matches here.” Those weren’t the words I expected to hear as I stood in the luxurious interior of The Chase Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. Did they wrestle beneath the chandeliers? Somehow, I can’t picture that in these fanciful surroundings, but for … Read more

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Chasing the Northern Lights

“Put your jackets on and come outside. You don’t want to miss this!” Those were the only words we needed from our host, Johan Stenevad. We had just finished dinner at the Lapland Guesthouse in the Swedish Lapland high above the Arctic Circle. Scurrying outside wearing far fewer layers than … Read more